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NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Hotspot20 November 2015A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
New Zealand’s youngest scientists use interactive tool to learn about air quality
News article20 November 2015They may not be old enough to start school yet, but that isn’t stopping children in South Auckland getting to grips with science. -
NIWA's contribution to Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's report
News article19 November 2015The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has released a report warning that New Zealand needs to better prepare for rising seas on its coastal towns and cities. -
The Fishes of New Zealand — the first comprehensive catalogue of New Zealand Fish for more than 140 years
Media release17 November 2015Te Papa has released a publication containing information, including pictures, distribution maps for all 1,262 known fish species found in our waters. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Hotspot13 November 2015A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Early childhood centres in South Auckland are blowing fresh air into atmospheric research
News article11 November 2015A cluster of five Early Childhood Education centres in South Auckland are leading the way for our next generation by combining participatory science for under 5’s into their daily teaching. -
The seesawing climate system
News article10 November 2015New Zealand scientists are part of an international team that has documented duelling ocean and atmospheric heat transport during periods of abrupt climate change. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Hotspot06 November 2015A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
Scientists examine links between Northland deluge and climate change
News article06 November 2015Citizen scientists have helped NIWA determine that climate change has likely increased the chances of extreme rainfall that deluged Northland last year. -
NIWA's Hotspot Watch
Hotspot30 October 2015A weekly update describing soil moisture across the country to help assess whether severely to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. -
NIWA launches high resolution flood forecasting
Feature story29 October 2015There was a common factor in the floods that hit swathes of New Zealand midway through this year – they were all forecastable. -
Scientists let the sun shine in at Lauder
News article27 October 2015Scientists based at NIWA’s research station in Central Otago are undertaking a new set of experiments to determine how the atmosphere affects the performance of solar panels.